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OX5 Run: Mum runs to thank hospital for its care + Video

Jenny Alleway, from Didcot, with her two-year-old son Harry who has been treated at the Oxford Children’s Hospital for breathing problems. Mrs Alleway is taking part in the OX5 Run. Picture: OX65741 Simon Williams Buy this photo

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She is training for the five-mile OX5 Run on Sunday March 30 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock.

Mrs Alleway said: “I decided to do it to say thank-you for all the help. The staff were so nice – looking after Harry so I could have a cup of tea. It was the little things.”

Children’s hospital spokeswoman Sarah Vaccari said: “We are so grateful to parents like Jenny who have been through tough times with their children but are still so keen to give something back to the Children’s Hospital.

“We now have 950 signed up for the run, so are heading for a record year.

“If you want to take part, please do sign up soon.”

The run, the hospital’s biggest annual fundraiser, last year raised a record £98,000 for new hospital equipment.